Grease live costs and actor salaries
Grease live costs and actor salaries
northlandfan
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#1Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/4/16 at 11:08pm
Just curious if anybody has a ballpark figure what a production like Grease live costs to make and what type of salaries do the major actors such as Aaron and Julianne earn for such a performance. Also wondering if they both would get equal salaries based on their popularity. I presume most of the money is made from DVD and CD sales afterwards I just wondering how profitable such a production can be when all is said and done.....
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#2Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/4/16 at 11:10pm
Aaron got twice what Julianne got, it goes without saying, and that's kind of unfair because she has to tithe so much of it.
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#3Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/4/16 at 11:23pm
FindingNamo said: "Aaron got twice what Julianne got, it goes without saying, and that's kind of unfair because she has to tithe so much of it.
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Is that information published bc I figured Hough is the more known face/name of that pair
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#4Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/4/16 at 11:24pm
Um, she's a girl.
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jacobsnchz14
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#5Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/4/16 at 11:25pm
I believe I read an article that the production had a $12-$16 million budget.
#6Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/4/16 at 11:26pm
Hellob, you know what tithing is, right?
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#7Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/4/16 at 11:29pm
LizzieCurry said: "Hellob, you know what tithing is, right?
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AFAIK- Giving money to the church cuz she's religious?
#8Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/4/16 at 11:31pm
FindingNamo said: "Um, she's a girl.
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She's more famous than he is, I don't know how he can get more but if so, ok
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#9Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/4/16 at 11:32pm
She's not religious. She's Mormon. And that's why the character's name was changed to Sandy Young. In lieu of salary for the actress.
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#10Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/4/16 at 11:34pm
Oh, Namo!
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#11Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/4/16 at 11:35pm
FindingNamo said: "She's not religious. She's Mormon. And that's why the character's name was changed to Sandy Young. In lieu of salary for the actress.
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It doesn't matter if she's Mormon or Pentecostal most religions ask for members to tithe. It's pretty standard even if most don't comply. Anyway, I doubt that she was paid less.
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#12Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/4/16 at 11:59pm
You do realize women are paid less as a matter of course, right?
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#13Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 12:13am
Julianne hough probably got more. Although the most money was probably being paid out to Ana Gasteyer.
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#14Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 12:28am
FindingNamo said: "You do realize women are paid less as a matter of course, right?
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In general, yes, but she likely got more than him and probably more than Ana. Hough is the most known bc of DWTS, Ana is known but in a certain age range and TBH, I had no clue who Aaron was, I heard the name before. Hudgens, Keke, Carly and Hough all made more than Aaron, IMO
Updated On: 2/5/16 at 12:28 AM
#15Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 12:29am
I agree that I think Ana Gasteyer was probably paid the most, but HelloB, how do you not know who Aaron Tveit is???
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FindingNamo
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#16Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 12:33am
If the budget was that small they were all paid scale. Except Rizzo.
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#17Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 12:34am
Julianne, Vanessa, and Carly Rae are the three big names they were promoting on every television spot. They only included Aaron on the spots because he's a lead and it would have been weird not to include Danny. The three girls probably got the most.
They/them.
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#18Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 12:35am
No way Ana made more. Am I supposed to know who he is? I know he's been in shows but none that I've seen. At least not that I know of.
FindingNamo
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#19Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 12:45am
You're not the arbiter.
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#20Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 12:49am
FindingNamo said: "You're not the arbiter.
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Lol, this is true.
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#21Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 1:08am
I'm telling you. Fox tried to underpay Gillian Anderson for X-Files, you're know they were all, "Sandy, you can take home the slut outfit."
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#22Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 1:08am
In what world do you think Ana Gasteyer got more than Aaron, Julianne, Vanessa, Kiki or Carly Rae?
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RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#23Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 1:22am
I'd imagine Carly getting a good chunk as they wrote a new song just for her character. That's some pull.
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#24Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 8:33am
jacobsnchz14 said: "I believe I read an article that the production had a $12-$16 million budget."
you need to triple that number... and then triple it again. i'm kidding, of course, but that number is off.
i used to work on similar projects on the technical side so never had access to the financials but based on this particular broadcast and the production values, i'll confidently say the cost -- when factoring in marketing & promotion -- was closer to $30 million. your figure of $12 - $16 million would be more accurate of the NBC broadcasts. this was no NBC broadcast.... it was much, much larger.
#25Grease live costs and actor salaries
Posted: 2/5/16 at 8:54am
FindingNamo said: "I'm telling you. Fox tried to underpay Gillian Anderson for X-Files, you're know they were all, "Sandy, you can take home the slut outfit."
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You are so funny that you made me bust a gut! Good morning!
Updated On: 2/5/16 at 08:54 AM